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Federal judge blocks termination of immigrants’ temporary protected status

Immigration

Oct 5, 2018 10:13 AM CDT

FBI report on Kavanaugh is sent to Senate; confirmation vote could be Saturday

The FBI has completed its supplemental report on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and sent it to the Senate, where senators began to view it Thursday in a secure room at the Capitol.

Oct 4, 2018 8:28 AM CDT

NY state tax department reviewing Trump fraud allegations outlined in investigative report

The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance is reviewing allegations in a New York Times investigative article that concludes President Donald Trump participated in “dubious tax schemes” including “instances of outright fraud” during the 1990s. James Gazzale, a department spokesman, said the agency “is reviewing the allegations” in…

Oct 3, 2018 10:38 AM CDT

Trump administration starts denying visas to same-sex partners of diplomats and UN employees

The Trump administration has begun denying visas to the same-sex partners of foreign diplomats and UN officials, Foreign Policy reports.

Oct 2, 2018 4:36 PM CDT

Detained immigrant children are being moved to a tent city in Texas

Hundreds of immigrant children in federal custody are being moved to a tent city erected in the Texas desert during the family separation policy, the New York Times reported Sunday.

Oct 2, 2018 6:00 AM CDT

Democratic lawmakers have standing to pursue emoluments suit, judge rules

More than 200 members of Congress have standing to pursue their lawsuit claiming President Donald Trump violated the Constitution’s emoluments clause because his business interests profit from foreign governments. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan of Washington, D.C., ruled on Friday, report the National Law Journal, Courthouse News Service and the…

Oct 1, 2018 11:20 AM CDT

California asserts global power in defiance of Trump administration policies

Gov. Jerry Brown’s defiant posture underscores how U.S. states and municipalities are increasingly venturing into the realm of international affairs as they mobilize against Trump administration policies in areas such as the environment, immigration and human rights.

Oct 1, 2018 12:05 AM CDT

GOP will seek Rosenstein appearance to explain alleged Trump wire suggestion, lawmaker says

House Republicans have agreed to call Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein for a closed-door meeting to discuss his alleged suggestion that he secretly record President Donald Trump, according to a tweet by a GOP congressman. Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina tweeted Friday that leadership agreed to call Rosenstein so…

Sep 28, 2018 11:23 AM CDT

Groups decry Sessions’ ruling that limits judges’ ability to dismiss deportation cases

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ruled that immigration judges have no inherent authority to dismiss cases, provoking an outcry from immigration-law-focused groups. Reuters and CNN have stories.

Sep 24, 2018 6:05 AM CDT

Trump weighs in on scheduled Kavanaugh public hearing, slams Sessions once more

In a wide-ranging interview, President Donald Trump spoke about sexual assault allegations against his second U.S. Supreme Court nominee and lamented “I don’t have an attorney general.” When asked about the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh, Trump on Tuesday told the Hill “we have to let both sides speak.” “We have…

Sep 20, 2018 11:33 AM CDT

Trump criticizes his former divorce attorney’s forthcoming book

Jay Goldberg is mad that he was not tapped for a White House position and his soon-to-be-published memoir may violate attorney-client privilege, says President Donald Trump, who was represented by the New York attorney in two divorces. Trump shared his thoughts with the Wall Street Journal about Goldberg’s book titled…

Sep 18, 2018 8:58 AM CDT

Manafort pleads guilty in cooperation deal; Skadden report an issue in charging document

Updated: President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Paul Manafort, pleaded guilty to reduced charges of conspiracy on Friday in a deal that requires cooperation in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Sep 14, 2018 9:41 AM CDT

Asylum-seekers whose children were taken away may get another chance under DOJ settlement

The federal government has agreed to settle three lawsuits over the Trump administration’s policy of separating families seeking asylum in the United States. Vox, the Washington Post and NBC have stories. Under the agreement reached Wednesday in federal court in San Diego, the government will reassess the asylum claims of…

Sep 14, 2018 7:01 AM CDT

Kavanaugh responds to gambling questions, explains rebuffed handshake

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh said he has not accrued any gambling debts, though he occasionally visited New Jersey casinos when he was a student. Kavanaugh disclosed his occasional gambling and explained debts on previous financial disclosure forms in written answers to follow-up questions posed by members of the Senate…

Sep 13, 2018 11:39 AM CDT

Democrats pepper Kavanaugh with written questions, including if he had a gambling problem

Some Democrats are sending Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh extensive written follow-up questions after his more than 20 hours of testimony during Senate Judiciary Committee hearings last week.

Sep 12, 2018 11:53 AM CDT